Côte de Nuits-Villages ou Vins fins de la Côte de Nuits

France · AOC · Burgundy

Styles

Natural factors

Area covering 5 communes in 2 separate clusters (Brochon–Fixin to the north; Premeaux-Prissey, Comblanchien, Corgoloin to the south), in the Côte-d'Or.
Bajocian–Bathonian (Middle Jurassic) limestone bedrock, dominated by the 'calcaire de Comblanchien', an exceptionally compact stone prized as a marble-quality building material.
Shallow, calcareous, free-draining soils arranged in toposequences: very lean, highly calcareous soils at the top of the slope, grading to increasingly clay-rich soils toward the bottom. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
Cool oceanic climate with continental influences, ~750 mm/year, mean annual temperature 10.5 °C, with a thermal shelter effect on the eastern flank of the Morvan reducing rainfall. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

Human factors

Minimum planting density of 9,000 vines/ha; Chardonnay is reserved for 'plots with stony, lean soils on the hillsides overlooking the village of Comblanchien'.

Product characteristics

Reds: velvety tannic structure, lively and fresh fruit character, notes of liquorice and undergrowth, reaching their peak after several years of cellaring.

Terroir / wine link

Pinot Noir on clay-rich soils with high iron-oxide content (lower slopes); Chardonnay on lean soils over hard limestone.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.